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I forgot that I get that entombed feeling for 10-15 days following the end of daylight savings time. The noticeable lack of sunlight makes me feel like I'm swallowed up at the bottom of a cavern. [Of course, I could try waking up when the sun rises, that would definitely do me some good, I think.]

That's another thing about not giving tours as much anymore--I'm not as aware of the sun movement as I used to be. yeah, I know, greener grass and all that. It's not criminal of me to lament the loss of some things, right?

Holy crap! (art news)

Getty trust investigates claims over looted art

Julian Borger in Washington
Monday October 31, 2005
The Guardian

The J Paul Getty Trust has set up a committee to look into claims that its Los Angeles museum bought looted art and misused tax-exempt funds.

The museum's former antiquities curator, Marion True, awaits trial in Italy over 40 archaeological treasures stolen from private collections or dug up without a permit.

The Los Angeles Times has also reported that the trust's chief executive, Barry Munitz, frequently travelled first class with his wife at the expense of the Getty fund, which also paid for his Porsche, in apparent violation of the trust's charity status.

This must be big--it hit the regular news.

Still, holy KA-RAP! That smacks of some pretty slimey stuff on the part of the antiquities dealer, at least. I thought someone who worked at such an institution wouldn't do this shit. Man. That guy's in big-ass trouble, even if he's proven innocent.